250 Years Ago, General George Washington began his campaign to create an independent nation on the American continent, and three of the most important battles occured in Central New Jersey—an agricultural region that today still offers some of the nation’s most inviting farms, wineries, and farm-to-table restaurants.
Enjoy lunch and a wine tasting at Hopewell Valley Vineyards.
For the first time, you can enjoy a three-day tour of a region where Washington crossed the Delaware River and won pivotal battles at Trenton and Princeton during “ten crucial days” inspired by the words of Thomas Paine: “These are the days that try men’s souls.”
While touring these historic sites and battlefields, you’ll also visit farms for cheesemaking and seeing livestock, enjoy tastings at a brewery and winery, and shop and dine in picturesque Princeton and Hopewell.
The three-day, two-night tour is offered by Starr Tours in association with Discover Central New Jersey and Ten Crucial Days, a non-profit organization offering expert tours of Revolutionary battlefields and sites.
A guestroom at the Chauncey Hotel.
Travelers will stay at the Chauncey Hotel & Conference Center, a luxurious, 100-room hotel in a campus-like setting, close to Princeton and Central Jersey farms.
The tour is being offered three times this fall, with the opportunity to see where the Continental Army departed and landed on the shores of the mighty Delaware River. (Unfortunately, you won’t see the reenactors depicted in the photo above unless you make a special trip for the twice-annual reenactment of the crossing that occurs each December.)
For a detailed itinerary, accommodation details, departure dates, more photographs, and costs, visit the Starr Tours website.
Princeton’s historic shopping district offers great restaurants and more.